Pretty Pink Snowflake Swirl - Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release

Hello! I'm stopping by to share another card with the NEW Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release - this time an edge to edge shaker card that was super fun to create with one of the new dies in the release!

I started off by cutting the new Snowy Breeze Collage die from an A2 panel of white cardstock. For the background, I used a Color Blend cardstock panel - it was from the Pastel pack, which I don't see available anymore, but there are so many good options to choose from still! Or, it would be easy to ink blend your own colors on a panel. I then used a Clear Bag trimmed in half to wrap around and create the shaker element, filling it with the new Mini Galactic Stars embellishment mix, then adhered the die cut panel over top. I wrapped some silver cord around the front a few times, and tied in a bow, before adhering that panel onto a white cardbase. Sentiment is from the new Stacked Holiday Sentiments 2, heat embossed in silver, and popped up with foam adhesive over the silver cord. Finally, I pulled out a few Opal Dazzling gems to add some additional sparkle that coordinated perfectly with the shaker embellishments! Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Snowflake Peace - Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release Blog Hop Day 2

 Good morning! Excited today to be joining in on Day 1 of an inspiring blog hop to celebrate the BRAND NEW Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release! Make sure to check out all the inspiration with this new release AND link up your creations as you receive your orders HERE in the Gallery created just for this release! And check out the graphic below to receive a FREE not-yet-released adorable Joy of Snow stamp set FREE with any purchase from the Joy For You Release products (will be automatically added to card!) through November 8, 2026 - while supplies last (offer ends at 11:59 PM EDT)!!!

I had so much fun with the Prismatic Snowflakes layering stencil - it is designed to coordinate with a previously released stamp and die set. I didn't have the die set, and I almost didn't use the stamp set. But these stencils are STUNNING all by themselves, and make a lovely background!

I decided to just layer up and stencil all the gorgeous snowflakes in the new Prismatic Snowflakes set. I randomly chose to just use the inks I had on my desk from a different card (even though they weren't a typical color for snowflakes!), and added one additional color. So ended up with Field, Tropic, Cranberry, and Peachy inks. Once that was done, I pulled out the coordinating stamp set, and  stamped each snowflake image over the top with Buttercream ink. I didn't worry about them lining up perfectly since it was such a soft ink color - but I love the soft effect! I also stamped a few extra of some of the flakes to fill in the background. I used an A2 Rectangle die to cut a panel out, carefully choosing which part had the most filled in space to create a background, then ink blended some additional Buttercream ink around the edges to mesh it all together. To add to the snowy effect, I added a good bit of White Splatter over the top and let it dry. I wrapped some May Arts ivory twine around a few times and tied in a bow, then added a sentiment from the new Elegant Christmas Botanicals set. Popped that panel up with foam on a white cardbase, then finished off with a few Gold Dazzling gems for extra sparkle! Here's a closer look at the finished card:

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Simon Says Stamp will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their online store at each stop along the hop - so make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

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Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Suzy Plantamura

Cathy Zielske

Jennifer McGuire

Laura Bassen

Keisha Charles

Amy Rysavy

Bibi Cameron

Mindy Eggen

Bobbi Lemanski

Alberto Gava

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Lorraine Aquilina

Jane Tyrrell

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Cozy Hedge Hug - Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release

Hello! I've had so much fun playing with the BRAND NEW Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release, that I thought I'd pop in and share another card! Lots of fun little layers on this little card, and that little hedgehog is so cute, I wanna squeeze him!

I actually started off with the Four Flakes set, an older stencil set that got it's own coordinating dies in this release. I ink blended 3 of the snowflakes from the set using Field, Cranberry, and Tropic inks, then added a layer of Pearlescent Distress Texture Paste before removing the stencil. I set those aside to dry before die cutting! For the background, I used the new Wintertime Ornaments embossing folder, then ink blended some of the leftover inks on my blending brushes in select areas of the background where I decided to place the snowflakes. I stamped the image and sentiment from Hedge Hugs in black ink, then clear heat embossed for some shine before die cutting those as well. I rounded off one corner in the embossed panel and on the cardbase, then adhered everything with foam adhesive, trimming the excess off, before adhering that panel onto my card front. Finished off with a few Clear Dazzling gems for sparkle! Here are more more photos of the finished card:

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Gift Tag Ornaments - Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release

Hello again! I've got more to share using the BRAND NEW Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release! This time I'm sharing some cute little gift tags, that also kind of double as ornaments. They came together so quickly - and you can even find these little wooden stars at Simon Says Stamp for a great price!

I started off by choosing two sentiments from the Joy For You set that fit the sizes of the stars well, and stamped in black and clear heat embossed before die cutting out. I pulled out the set of Silver Wood Star Ornaments, and die cut a couple of the new Fresh Pine Sprigs dies from the appropriately named Pine green glitter cardstock, layering those on with liquid glue. I popped the sentiments over the top with foam adhesive, and some extra liquid glue to make sure they would stay secure. I finished off by tying some Red Baker's Twine at the top! Here are more photos of the finished set:

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Color My World - Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release

Hello! I have my first card to share using the BRAND NEW Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release! This release is loaded with lots of fun goodies - you are going to want to check them all out. But I started off with this bright and colorful card, using only THREE ink colors to blend with. I love how color theory works, and how perfectly this all came together!

Need to link: Color My World stencil, die, EZ strips, Inks: Cranberry, Cadette, and Honey, black splatter, Dazzling Clear, Nuvo Blizzard, SSS black cardstock

I used the Color My World suite of products to create this card, starting off with the stencil. Instead of using lots of different ink colors, I chose just 3 shades of primary tones - Cranberry, Cadette, and Honey. I ink blended them in equal thirds, overlapping the colors to create the secondary tones in varying shades. I LOVE the effect and how it turned out - so fun! I added some black splatter over it, then used the coordinating dies to cut out the paint brush from Rainbow Splash Caramel cardstock, SSS Espresso, as well as white (ink blended with Cranberry) and Honey Gold metallic cardstocks. I also cut the sentiment from white and black cardstocks, and assembled with a glue pen. I added those with foam adhesive onto my card, added a secondary sentiment from the XL EZ Strips reverse sentiment strips, cut out with the XL EZ Strips Banners die (trimmed off on one side), then added some Clear Dazzling gems and a bit of sparkly Nuvo glitter drops on the paint on the brush to finish off! Here's a closer look at the finished card:

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Glimmery Fall Thanks - Tim Holtz Festive Finishes Release

Hello! I'm back with another card featuring one of the the BRAND NEW Tim Holtz Festive Finishes Release available at Simon Says Stamp NOW! This time I created something with a fall theme, which works so well with all the glimmery shine! It was so hard to capture it in photos, but I hope you can see just a glimmer of what it looks like in real life!

I started off by embossing the Leafy Arch Wreath on white cardstock. I flipped it over to use the debossed side, and used the coordinating stencils (also flipped over) to add color to the leaves with Sky, Limelicious. Sherbet, and Fairway inks. Then I used the blackout technique, and swiped over the panel with my Night ink pad. This makes the details pop, and those colors look beautiful and also a bit distressed. Then, I misted it heavily with Picket Fence Distress Spritz for lots of glimmer and shine, and set it aside to dry. I die cut the Opulent Thanks from white glitter cardstock and vellum, and assembled that, and stamped a sentiment from Winter Woodlands that I hand trimmed into a banner shape. I added a bow with silver cord to the embossed panel, mounted with foam on a white cardbase, and then added my sentiments to finish! Here are more photos of this card, that hopefully help capture the way it shimmers in the light when you tilt it! :)

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Winter Woods Holiday Season - Tim Holtz October coordinating die release

Hello! I'm dropping in again today to share another card using one of the dies sets that are featured as part of the new sets available exclusively at Simon Says Stamp to coordinate with older Tim Holtz stamp sets! I stuck with the Christmas theme for this card, but this design would be perfect for a masculine birthday card if you just switch out the sentiment! I love a good masculine design - they can be so hard sometimes!

For this card I stamped both the deer and sentiment from the Festive Overlay set in black and clear heat embossed for some shine before die cutting. I created the background using some of the layers of the Woodland Treescape die and both Moss and Midnight Green cardstock - those two colors work BEAUTIFULLY together! I tucked one of the preprinted Snow Flurries panels in gray for the background, then layered them up with thin foam adhesive for a bit of dimension. I added the sentiment and the deer, and then tucked a few perfectly coordinating enamel dots around the scene! Here's a closer look:

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